Cercopithecus petaurista

(von Schreber, 1774)

Spot-nosed Monkey

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Cercopithecini
Genus : Cercopithecus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774. pl. 19B. P. pl. 19B in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059938

Original name as described

Simia petaurista

Other common names

Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon · Lesser White-nosed Guenon · Eastern Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey · Western Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Type locality

Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000578

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cercopithecus büttikoferi

Jentink, 1886

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

buettikoferi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.11.3.1, BMNH:Mamm:1891.11.3.2, BMNH:Mamm:1891.11.3.3, RMNH.MAM.39109, RMNH.MAM.39110, RMNH.MAM.39111, RMNH.MAM.39112, RMNH.MAM.39113, RMNH.MAM.39114, RMNH.MAM.39115.a, RMNH.MAM.39115.b, RMNH.MAM.39116.a, RMNH.MAM.39116.b, RMNH.MAM.39117, RMNH.MAM.39118

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39109 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39110 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39111 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39112 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39113 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39114 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39115.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39115.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39116.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39116.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39117 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39118 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/240facc5-b800-4c0e-9725-4be97b73a9c9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3de2c550-a615-4e70-b4ce-f6e8c2118676 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5d15bd69-673b-4d57-803a-80aa382549df https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5eb5fb22-7821-4990-b494-aa480447de4b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9f54bb52-8782-4c09-92a8-e926beabec47 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a0c4aeaa-bab9-4ee0-804c-712bcd0fdc0b

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9637789

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Cercopithecus büttikoferi pygrius

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pygrius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.2.3.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1bb9ff2c-149b-4992-a9d6-ea4e6f2a80c9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99ca9e86-2e77-4bd0-98dc-f5ce257b87bf

Authority page

607

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355865

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus fantiensis

Matschie, 1893

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

fantiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2963

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7795738

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus Petaurista

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

petaurista

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872832

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Lesson (1827:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:232, 233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  10. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4225/17945536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

buettikoferi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cercopithecus petaurista petaurista

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

petaurista

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Simia petaurista

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

petaurista

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 19B

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059938

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Petaurista albinasus

(H. G. L. Reichenbach, 1862)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albinasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47618962

Authority publication

Dresden

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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